Bordeaux was AMAZING! It was similar to Paris, but there was less people, and you're not scrambling to see everything in a certain amount of time. Bordeaux is located on the west coast of France, along the longest estuary in Europe. It is a mixture of old and new, and new attempting to incorporate the old. Sometimes it works, other times all I could do was shake my head. Bordeaux is very much a medieval city, with its large (and enormous amount) of churches. ...

Limoges is well......a city. Before I left, everyone told me that Limoges would be ugly and that I wasn't going to like it. They weren't entirely wrong, but I bet it would be prettier if it was sunny out! When I arrived in Limoges, the first thing I did was wander to the tourisme office. See I hadn't booked anything for my trip.....I was like, eh I'll do it when I get there. So thats what I did. Luckily the ladies were very nice, and they pointed ...

Ok so. It's now time for another edition of the Adventures of Kate and Sara. Ahhh yes. You thought you were safe, but if you only knew. :) The real reason I am writing is because, yes you guessed....ITS VACATION TIME!!!!! Just so everyone knows, I'm venturing off to faraway places. Better known as Paris, Limoges, and Bordeaux. Visiting friends in Paris, apparently admiring nothing in Limoges(my professor said its a "pas belle ville" so we'll...

Ahhhh Pariee! It was well....another city as most AIFSers would be willing to describe it to you. Or as Grenoble on stereroids. Either is just about correct. All I can say is well I can't wait to go back and experience what Paris really has to offer. Our hotel, the Hotel Belle Epoque was in the Marais Quartier close to the Bastille and Gare Lyon. That was very exciting because it meant we were central to a good metro and great restaurants surrounded us. The f...

I think this whole trip is a cultural encounter...lol. So it's been awhile and I thought everyone would love to know how their Sara is doing. Well....I'm alive for one, it's finally sunny for more than a day for two and well I can speed hike like no other. I think it should be an Olympic sport, kinda like charades The past 2 weekends I've hiked around and up to the Bastille. The Bastille is an old fortresse used by the Grenobloise for protection w...